Table. Methods Used for Advanced Airway Management.
| Method | Attempts, No. (%)a |
|---|---|
| Endotracheal intubation | 305 584 (68.8) |
| Orotracheal intubation | 244 352 (55.0) |
| Video laryngoscopy | 39 126 (8.8) |
| Rapid sequence intubation | 26 887 (6.1) |
| Nasotracheal intubation | 6439 (1.5) |
| Sedation assisted intubation | 2386 (0.5) |
| Retrograde intubation | 494 (0.1) |
| Delayed sequence intubation | 22 (<0.1) |
| Supraglottic airways | 200 437 (45.1) |
| i-gel | 102 007 (23.0) |
| Laryngeal tube | 84 189 (19.0) |
| Laryngeal mask airway | 9202 (2.1) |
| Esophageal tracheal double-lumen airway | 5262 (1.2) |
| Other (supraglottic airway laryngopharyngeal tube) | 224 (0.1) |
| Surgical airway | 1000 (0.2) |
| Needle cricothyroidotomy | 170 (<0.1) |
| Surgical cricothyroidotomy | 811 (0.2) |
| Other techniques | 121 (<0.1) |
a
Percentages reflect portion of the 444 041 patients undergoing attempts with each airway method. Totals exceed 100% because an individual patient may have undergone more than one advanced airway technique.